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Chapter 1301 Remembrance of the past
After Google completed its listing, it introduced Wall Street institutions, federal state pension funds, and overseas consortiums into the board of directors. It is not so easy for Microsoft to overwhelm Google.

Coupled with the support of Song Yang, a big benefactor, for Google, if they challenged Microsoft, it would really lose nothing if they lost, and it would be bloody money if they won!

For so many years on the Internet, the main industries and fields have basically been dominated by local snakes. What should new Internet companies do if they want to expand more territory? .

Just like in World War I and World War II, the old empire divided up the territory, and the eyes of the emerging empire were hungry. No matter whether the old empire can be overthrown or not, they have to copy the guy to make a film, otherwise they will starve to death. .

The listing of Google is basically the most powerful listing in the global Internet industry since the NASDAQ crash. Countless people are looking forward to it. If it really happens, it will represent the Internet industry that has been recuperating for several years. It is time to usher in a new frenzy period, and a new era of mass production of tens of millions or even billionaires will begin to appear again!

The entire Silicon Valley, for the days of the past few years, can be nostalgic. To build a website that day, or even just need an idea, there are venture capital companies immediately, with millions of dollars to invest, and countless people achieve overnight success. Wealth, freedom of wealth, ordinary Internet practitioners, even rookies who have just graduated, can get an annual salary of 10,000+ US dollars, who can not miss it.

The leeks also miss that era very much. They bought Internet stocks with their eyes closed, and they could earn tens of thousands of dollars a day. At their peak, they were worth more than one million dollars. , It is comparable to a fisherman who catches more than ten catties of pouty mouths. He has to go through the house three times without entering, and go around the city to enjoy it.

Although the leeks were cut miserably by Nasdaq in the end, most of the leeks regretted not being cut leeks, but their own lack of skills, just like eating mushrooms once a year, even if they were poisoned, it would be too late. I only suspect that I haven't fried it well, and it can't be that there is a problem with the fungus!
Not only Silicon Valley and leeks are looking forward to the listing of Google, but even Hollywood, bars, nightclubs, villas, sports cars and other industries next door are waiting for the Internet industry to stage the return of the king.

Back then, the upstarts of the Internet were throwing money wildly at these industries. Most of the hot money in Hollywood was invested by Silicon Valley companies and the upstarts. Song Yang alone threw so many people into Hollywood, and even directly established the western film industry. The value of Hollywood giants, small stars and models has soared a lot. As for sports cars, villas, yachts, night shows and other industries, not to mention, the consumption power of Hollywood upstarts is comparable to that of sports Football stars and Hollywood stars are much more exaggerated. An industry has really driven half of the consumption power of America!

"Today, Google President Schmidt led the roadshow team to Hong Kong City. This is the fourth stop of Google's global roadshow. Previously, in New York, Los Angeles, London and other places, it was strongly praised by local investment institutions and individual investors.

The Google Port City roadshow will be held in a sports plaza in the port city. It is expected that more than 42 investors from all over Asia will participate. According to sources, Google’s [-] billion US dollars in stock issuance has been fully subscribed, and many Investors couldn't hide their disappointment and failed to snap up Google shares..."

In an office building in Yanjing’s Zhongguancun, many people were watching the grand occasion of Google’s road show, with excited expressions on their faces. Although they are not the same company as Google, they are in the same industry, and they are all in the search industry.

As the founder of this company, Boss Li watched the two founders of Google surrounded by thousands of people on TV. It is absolutely impossible to say that there is no excitement or expectation. It will be born after the rise and fall of honor and disgrace.

Boss Li is in a good age. He studied abroad and developed hyperlink technology, and then returned to Yanjing to establish Baidu. It is time to flex his muscles. How can he say that his heart is as calm as water? Liu Bang met Qin Shihuang's words when he was on tour, and he can replace it, and a man should be like this!
Although Baidu is still not as good as Google, it already has an acre of land in the Chinese search market in China and Southeast Asia. Google's listing at such a high valuation is of course a good thing for Baidu. Let Baidu's valuation, passively increased a lot.

Baidu's previous valuation was less than US$40 billion. In the domestic Internet industry, it is second only to Sohu, Sina, and 8848 companies.

It is definitely incomparable with Sohu. Who let Sohu Boss Zhang get the support of the parent company of the Star Wish Foundation, and has a name on Song Yang, the No. 1 Internet in America. Although Baidu also got the Star Wish The foundation's venture capital, but the status is still not comparable to Sohu.

Sohu is not only the leader of domestic portal websites, but also the game agent of Xueleshan Games in China. Just one World of Warcraft has made Sohu's revenue continuously explode in recent quarters, and its stock price and revenue have repeatedly hit new highs. , How many domestic Internet companies are red-eyed.

And when the news came out, when Google landed on Nasdaq with a valuation of 420 billion, Baidu's valuation also soared. In the past few days, domestic investment institutions, large and small, have almost wiped out Baidu's valuation. The threshold has been trampled, and everyone wants to invest in this largest Chinese search engine.

After all, it is no match for Google. In the domestic search industry, it is not difficult to be a local snake. The most important thing is that Google, like ICQ, the overlord of the global social platform, has been hesitant to enter the domestic market and wants to enter, but It seems that they are not willing to come in. There are rumors that Google is the big sponsor. They don't want Google to directly enter the domestic search market. They want to support a domestic search company just like ICQ invested in the domestic market.

If the rumors are true, then Google may not be able to directly enter the domestic market in the future. Baidu, invested by the Star Wish Foundation, can become the overlord of the domestic search industry as long as it defeats platforms such as Yahoo Search.

At present, countless venture capital companies want to invest in Baidu and help Baidu to complete the listing, but Boss Li has been holding back, waiting for the response from the Star Wish Foundation. Boss Li still hopes that the largest venture capital company in China, the Star Wish Foundation, will help Baidu. Landing on NASDAQ.

Star Wish Foundation is not only the largest venture capital company in China, but most importantly, its overseas parent company is the existence that all domestic Internet companies look up to.

It is no exaggeration to say that domestic Internet companies that want to be listed on NASDAQ all want to be recommended by the Star Wish Foundation. Then when they go to America, they have all kinds of support from the North American Global Investment Foundation. The probability of Nasdaq is almost [-]% higher...

There was a sound of footsteps, Boss Li patiently regained his composure, and a Baidu executive pushed open the door and hurried in.

Without waiting for everyone to ask, he said directly, "President Fang Qiuyu of Star Wish Foundation, agreed to lead a new round of investment in Baidu, and invest another 5 million US dollars in Baidu in exchange for 6% of Baidu's equity!"

The people in Boss Li's office were silent for a while, and then burst into cheers. Even Boss Li couldn't help but clenched his fists. After this investment, the Star Wish Foundation is equivalent to taking away Baidu 36 % of the equity, the valuation that Baidu can make is more than 70 billion US dollars!

This is almost second only to Sohu on the domestic Internet, and Boss Li's net worth will directly exceed 21 billion US dollars!

But the news brought by the executive is far more than that, "In addition, the Star Wish Foundation promises that it is willing to cooperate with overseas investment institutions to help Baidu complete its listing on Nasdaq next year!"

More and more people gathered in Boss Li's office. At this time, there were more than 700 Baidu employees. When they heard the news, the entire office floor burst into loud shouts, and Boss Li became a little red too. orbital.

For domestic Internet and technology companies in the next few decades, it doesn't matter whether they are listed on Nasdaq or not, because as long as they are good companies, they don't have to worry about funds at all. Hurry up to invest money, and the local council

00 huge support funds, so I don't even want to be listed on Nasdaq at all, so as not to be controlled by others.

But that was decades later, just like winning a medal in the Olympic Games and getting numb in the hands. Of course, champions are no longer rare, and a gold medal doesn't mean anything at all. It doesn't need that gold-plated thing to represent it.

For domestic Internet companies at the moment, the only criterion for measuring success is to land on NASDAQ, which represents success and fame, worth, status, fame and fortune, etc., and all good words will come as the times require!

A group of Baidu employees are shouting excitedly. Although Baidu is listed, Boss Li will take the lead, but according to the rules of the Internet industry, they can also get option rewards. Just like Silicon Valley on the other side of the ocean, Baidu's listing can mass-produce A large number of billionaires and multi-millionaires, when ICQ was listed, even the cleaner who cleaned the toilet got options. Now, the value of that ICQ option has reached hundreds of thousands, or even millions. !

Google's listing has attracted the attention of the entire Silicon Valley and Wall Street. Baidu's valuation of tens of billions of dollars will also launch rumors that it will launch an IPO. The domestic Internet industry has completely exploded. Boss Li has become a popular fried chicken in the domestic technology industry.

Song Yang was here in San Jose, but a person came here in a low-key manner.

When Adrian arrived, he was extremely low-key, and it didn't fit his card as the governor of a state at all. According to the information announced to the public, he should be vacationing on the beach in Florida with his family at this time, but at this time, he and The chief of staff arrived at the San Jose estate in a car.

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